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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: moogle on February 03, 2012, 01:21:54 PM

Title: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: moogle on February 03, 2012, 01:21:54 PM
I don't normally post non railway stuff on here, but this is a worthwhile cause.
Its a petition to get our health service to become more aware of cancer in children.
If successful, we might have doctors actually examining children properly
rather than sending them home saying that nothings wrong with them.
To sign the petition, click here: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/to-create-a-greater-awareness-of-childhood-cancers-and.html  (http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/to-create-a-greater-awareness-of-childhood-cancers-and.html)

Thank you

p.s. I know some of you chose not to have/haven't got any kids, neither have I,
but I still signed as they are our country's future.
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: Newportnobby on February 03, 2012, 01:24:55 PM
Thanks for posting, Moogle- have signed up :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: jonclox on February 03, 2012, 04:34:38 PM
Quote from: newportnobby on February 03, 2012, 01:24:55 PM
Thanks for posting, Moogle- have signed up :thumbsup:
Ditto  :thumbsup: signed up
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: Jerry Howlett on February 03, 2012, 05:46:07 PM
You  do not have to be a UK resident to sign either.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: Bikeracer on February 03, 2012, 05:48:42 PM
Me too.

About thirteen years ago my wife had breast cancer twice.It's now come back as bone cancer,it's inoperable and there's no cure, all she can do is take a lot of medication to just hopefully hold it in check.There are side effects to the medication but it's better than the alternative.

Allan
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: Newportnobby on February 03, 2012, 05:52:36 PM
Quote from: Bikeracer on February 03, 2012, 05:48:42 PM
Me too.

About thirteen years ago my wife had breast cancer twice.It's now come back as bone cancer,it's inoperable and there's no cure, all she can do is take a lot of medication to just hopefully hold it in check.There are side effects to the medication but it's better than the alternative.

Allan

Very, very sorry to hear that, Allan :( It's difficult to know what to say, but my very best wishes go to you and your lady wife
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: eddie on February 03, 2012, 06:32:56 PM
i lost my son yo cancer he was 40 but still my kid
  good onyu moogle
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: Lawrence on February 03, 2012, 08:50:39 PM
Signed up - no brainer for me.

Last year my daughter and a team from her company did the Maggies Bike & Hike a 30 mile bike ride followed by a 12 to 42 mile hike, from Fort William to Inverness (depending on your level) and as I am unable to take part I provide the "support team" all the right gear in the right places at the right time, food, drinks, bandaging feet, rubbing down tired muscles etc.  Well they are doing it again this year and hope to beat the £15000 they raised last year, and Dr Feet here has been asked to provide support again.  So my daughter is going to attempt it again, she only managed bronze (42 miles) last year after coming off the bike twice!

Last year, despite being many less of us on here, the support was wonderful and hopefully you will be able to support the team again this year.  I will be starting a thread about it soon, and I have no wish to hijack moogles thread, but it is a timely reminder that cancer affects all age groups and without these petitions, volunteers, fund-raisers and researchers etc, very sadly, still many people we love leave us way too early.

To Eddie & Allan - nothing I can say will alleviate your sadness but believe me when I say, there are people out there doing things that will ultimately go towards providing better care, support networks and a way forward for everyone affected by cancer.
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: guest311 on February 03, 2012, 08:57:10 PM

Signed up - no brainer for me either.

even fur-box mechanics have a heart, Lawrence :evil:


Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: scotsoft on February 03, 2012, 11:13:48 PM
All signed up  ;)

John.
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: Mustermark on February 03, 2012, 11:19:49 PM
Cheers Moogle.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: Oldman on February 03, 2012, 11:22:59 PM
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
For the sake of my 5 grandchildren I signed
Title: Re: Kids cancer awareness petition
Post by: OwL on February 04, 2012, 12:43:47 PM
I have signed as well, thanks for posting moogle :thumbsup: